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CLIBLF  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
523 PM EDT THU MAY 04 2023  
   
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..THE BLUEFIELD WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 4 2023
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1909 TO 2023  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 59 3:31 PM 87 1928 68 -9 72  
MINIMUM 35 3:38 AM 32 1940 48 -13 56  
1954  
AVERAGE 47 58 -11 64  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.84 1959 0.15 -0.15 0.01  
MONTH TO DATE 0.20 0.58 -0.38 0.23  
SINCE MAR 1 6.82 8.06 -1.24 5.19  
SINCE JAN 1 14.95 13.99 0.96 13.23  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 0.5 7.4 -6.9 6.1  
SINCE JUL 1 9.3 34.6 -25.3 33.9  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 18 8 10 1  
MONTH TO DATE 83 32 51 5  
SINCE MAR 1 1090 1120 -30 988  
SINCE JUL 1 4603 5028 -425 4447  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 4 -4 3  
SINCE MAR 1 10 15 -5 18  
SINCE JAN 1 10 15 -5 18    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 5 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION W (290)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (270)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.4  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 89 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 37 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 63  
   
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THE BLUEFIELD WV CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 87 1949  
1950  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 27 1954  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 4 2023...........SUNRISE 6:27 AM EDT SUNSET 8:17 PM EDT  
MAY 5 2023...........SUNRISE 6:26 AM EDT SUNSET 8:18 PM EDT  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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